WorldUpdated November 9
HABAŞ plant explosion near İzmir kills 17; investigation opened
The explosion at the HABAŞ Demir Çelik steel plant in Aliağa, near İzmir, left 17 people dead, according to the updated toll announced by Turkey’s Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu and reported by Sky News Arabia. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had earlier reported 16 dead and 13 injured; one of the injured later died. France 24 reported İzmir Governor Süleyman Elban’s account that the explosion occurred when an overhead crane’s load fell into an electric-arc furnace during boiler replacement. An investigation was opened, but no finding establishing negligence or responsibility has been reported.
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